#8 Early Man Notes

1. #8 Early Man Notes This time is called the Stone Age because humans used stone to make tools + weapons.

2. Paleolithic Age: The Old Stone Age The earliest part of the Stone Age is called the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age. It began 2.5 million years ago It lasted until around 8,000 BCE

3. Hunters & Gatherers Early Man spent most of their time on the move looking for food= hunter & gatherers NOMADS= people who move around a lot

4. Adapting to their Environment TECHNOLOGY-tools or methods that help humans perform tasks Used fire & made tools/weapons out of stone

5. Neolithic Age: The New Stone Age After the last ice age humans began to change how they lived They domesticated, or tamed, animals and plants Farming replaced nomadic hunting & gathering It lasted from about 8,000 BCE to 4,000 BCE

6. Farming Revolution: the Neolithic Age = the farming revolution Revolution = BIG changes Built permanent homes & created farming villages Steady food supplies meant healthy, growing populations. More workers to grow crops = a surplus(extra) of goods to use for trade

7. specialization- the development of different kinds of jobs. People chose to do one job. civilizations-complex societies with different social groups, organized governments, art, religion, and a writing system. The 1st civilizations arose in river valleys Rivers = good farming conditions & help people travel to trade easier